Dump body



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C. L. NEIN DUMP BODY Filed July 15. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR aff/milfs L. Jlf/A/ M j w ATTORNEYS l Patented Jan. 18, 192?.

UNITED "STATES PATENT o FFiC-E.-

CHARLES 1'.. NEIN, or NEW Yonx, N. Y.,1 AssIeNon To IN'rEnNa'rIoNAL iao'ron coxrANY, or NEW Yomr, N. Y., A CORPORATION or nELAwAnE.

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Application mea my is, 1925. seriai'ivo. 43,662.

In the U. s. patent to Josiah E. Reid' and i Figure 4 is a view showing one of the par- Charles L3 Nein No. l1,491,545 dated April? titions according to the AApresent invention 22, 1924, there is disclosed a gate for dumping bodies and the locking mechanism there-k;

6 vfor which gate isdesigned primarily withv reference to its use as' a partition for such a body `which is characterized by fewness of parts, simplicity of construction and arrangement, ease in assembling and disaslo sembling and certainty of operation through the positive nature of the latching elements. The latching devices disclosedare readily operated by `hand and normally free from the action of' unbalanced forces, particularly atv the instant ofl release, such 'as in knownconstructions make the release of the gates under pressure a somewhat diilicult and hazardous operation. The patented latch is v v automatically enga eable with the gate when 2o the body is lowere to position on the chassis. Obviously a plurality of such gates ma be disposed within-the body of a dump truc s wherebya plurality of predetermined loadsmay bedistributed as desired. `The presentf invention has for its object to further subdivide the interior of a body of a dump truck whereby' a greater number of compartments are afforded for the accommoda-V tion of varying contents. Tothis end partitions areremovably secured to the respective gates whereby the space between successive gates is sub-divided. f The partitions are so formed as not to interfere with-the free movement of the' gates in dumping. The invention also has to `do with the provision of partitions which are practical from the standpoint of manufacture and use 'and which may be conveniently handled and stored.V

These and other objects of the invention will be described with greater particularity hereinafter in connection with apreferr'ed embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a view in side elevation showbody sub-divided according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing a fragmentary portion of the dump body provided with 'the partitions according to the present invention.

' Fidure 3 is a View in side elevation looking from the left in Figure 2, parts being removed in the interest'of clearness.

formed in one arm of a bent lever d pivoted a motor truck provided with a dump j wall of the dump bddy and partition and the latch therefor.

.Figure 6 is a view taken in the plane ina5 dicated by the line 6 6 in Figure 2 .and

looking in the direction of the arrows vand vshowing' a fragmentary .portion of one of the partitions.`

Figure 7 isa view on an enlar ed scale 70. showing the manner of securing t e longi- I tudinally extending partitions to a gate. t The improvements are not-limited to the particular location or function of the partitions provided nor to the type of gate to which they are applied.` In the drawings 'a dump body formed of the sidewalls a and the tail gate a is sub-divided by a plurality of transverse partitions b substantially similar to the gate disclosed in Patent No. 1,491,545. Upon the side walls a there are disposed removable side sills a2 within which are ]ournaled pivots b by whichl the gates b are supported. Adjacent oneend the gates are provided with latch members each consisting of a bracket c supported by a strap c yand, formed with a lug c2 extending beyond the outer marginal surface of `the' side sill a2 and adapted to be engaged by a notch Z ao as at d2 to the side Vsill a2. Upon opposite sides of the respective partitions and in the same relative position4 on each gate there aredisposed partition sections e, f, respectively. These partitions are hingedly connected to the gate by being formed adjacent one edge with eyes e,f, respectively, through which pintle pins g pass which pintle pins also pass through eyes b2 carried with the partition. By means of the hinge connection de- 10o' scribed, the partitions may be removed when. not in use and are adapted to be folded back A against the sides of the gates, if desired, to occupy little room` whenv the gates are rcmoved and stacked in storage. However, to m5 permit the partitions to be retained in operative position when desired, means are provided whereby the partitions can only be ro-v tated about their pivot-Ain one direction. Such means may take 'the form 'of angle 1W V'orvthe pin g.

pieces b, B3, secured adjacent the points of connection. Referring to Figure 7, for instance, an angle b3 is illustrated as secured to the forward face of the gate whereby the partition f can only move about the pintle pin g in the direction of the arrow w, the angle piece b3 serving as a stop against movement in the opposite direction. Similarly angle piece B"x is secured on the opposite face of the gate I; to serve as a stop for the partition e whereby said partition can only be rotated about its pintle pin in the direction indicated by the arrow y. This construction is particularly simple since by'means of only one angle piece 'at one side and the opposing partition the partition is held in operative position. Each gate may, of course, be suitably re-enforced in any convenient manner. In the illustrated embodiment a curved angle is 'shown at b* which not only re-enforces thegate throughout its length but alsoserves in the uppermost part 4hereof as a bearing Referring to Figure 2, it will be observed that proximate partitions e and f overlap as indicated and by the overlapping they are rigidly held in extended position. For instance, partition e is only capable of swinging about its' pivot in the direction of the arrow y while partition f is only capable of movement in the direction of the arrow at'.v

The partitions overlap in such manner that these tendencies toward movement oppose one another andthereby provide a rigid partition.

When the loorof the diimp body is inclined when the load is to be dumped the contents of the different compartments may be releasedby disengaging' the pin czfrom the latch :l whereupon the partition b will swing to the position indicated in dotted lines at B under the weight of the contents of the compartment. Since the movement of the lower edge e2 of partition e is away from the floor of the vehicle such edge may be straight as indicated. The lower edge f2 of the opposite partition is curved as shown in order that no interference of the lower -edge of the partition .willl -occur with `the carrying materials of different kinds such as sand, gravel and cement whereby predetermined proportions may be dumped simultaneously into one pile for mixing.

While only one series of lon itudinally extending' partitions is illustrated and such partitions are shown as nearer one side wall of the dump body it will tbe obvious that any number of such series of such partitions may be used dependent upon the size of compartments desired and that the partitions themselves may be disposed at any point in the length of the tail gate so long as the relative position of the partitions on the respective tail gates remain the same.

IV hat I claim is:

1. In a vehicle body, a transversely extending ga'te, a longitudinally extending partition upon each slde of the gate for co-operation with 'similar partitions upon vother gates, and means including the body for co-l tition pivotally carried upon each side of the gate for co-operation with similar partitions upon other gates, means to prevent pivotal movement of the respective partitions in one direction beyond a predetermined point, and means including the body for co-operating with the gateto form a closure.

4. In a dump body for a vehicle,-in combination, a. plurality of pivotally mounted transversely extending gates, a longitudinally extending partition removably pivoted upon each side of each gate inoverlapping relationship with the partition on the-adjacent gate, and limit vstops to prevent the pivotal movement of the respective partitions in a direction away from the overlap ped partition.

This specification signed this 10th dayiof July, A. D. 1925.

- CHARLES L. NEIN. 

